Epidemiology
Media Houses, Drug Manufacturers Face Prosecution
A number of media houses and product owners, who are alleged to have flouted the country’s law on public health...
Authorities To Close Down KUMACA Indefinitely Over ‘mysterious’ Deaths
The Kumasi Academy is to be closed down indefinitely after three days to allow health officials conduct a thorough...
Measles ‘tragedy’ Kills 35 Across Europe
Thirty-five people have died in the past year from measles outbreaks across Europe, the World Health Organization has...
Oral Sex Producing Unstoppable Bacteria – Health Experts Warn
Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health...
Oral Sex Producing Unstoppable Bacteria
Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health...
Ghanaians Urged To Be Hygienic
Mr Raymond Kweku Appiah-Kubi, an executive member of the Gomoa-Pomadze Town Development Committee has urged Ghanaians...
Malaria Cases Declining In Ghana
Dr Seidu Barikisu, Northern Regional Focal Person for Malaria has disclosed that malaria cases have reduced from 41.2...
Delegates Urge WHO To Develop Blueprint For Public Health
Delegates at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Assembly have requested for the development of a five-year global...
One In 10 US Women With Zika Had Deformed Fetus Or Baby
About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had a fetus or baby with...
Africa Makes Progress In Water Delivery
Africa can be proud of many remarkable achievements in recent decades. Giving 427 million more people access to...
UN Urges China To Act As Bird Flu Deaths Spike
The UN's food agency on Friday urged China to step up efforts to contain and eliminate a strain of bird flu which has...
Is Yellow Fever the New Zika Virus?
Health experts fear a random outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil could affect millions if it isn't contained. The entire...
Zika Virus In Canadian Patients ‘more Severe’ Than Expected
The impact of the Zika virus on infected Canadian travellers was “more severe” than expected, say researchers. A...
Birth Defects Jump Twentyfold In Zika-Hit Mothers
Pregnant women infected with the Zika virus last year were 20 times more likely to bear children with birth defects...
Bill Gates Warns the World To Prep For Bio-Terrorism
Bill Gates says it’s time to redirect some of the money the world spends on weapons to prepare for a looming threat:...
7 Horrifying Things That Can Happen When You Kiss
For the same reasons you wouldn’t share a fork with a stranger or, say, lick an ATM, inserting your tongue into...
Disease ‘superspreaders’ Fueled the Ebola Epidemic
Disease 'superspreaders' fueled the spread of the devastating Ebola epidemic in 2014, a new study claims. The West...
Bird Flu Hits British Turkey Farm
The UK's chief veterinary officer said there is no need to panic as food safety is not at risk Britain on Friday...
Malaria Control Improves For Vulnerable In Africa
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in...